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RAFE: PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF

Generated from StockValueFinder data · Updated Oct 11, 2026 8:16 PM
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ETF Education Report: PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF (RAFE)

What this ETF is trying to do

The PIMCO RAFI ESG U.S. ETF (ticker: RAFE) is an exchange-traded fund that holds a variety of different companies. Based on its top holdings, it includes large names like Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp. This ETF holds a total of 251 different companies, though the list provided below shows only the largest ones. Please remember that holdings can change over time.

What the numbers show

When looking at an ETF, it is important to understand two different types of returns: price return and total return.

• Price Return: This measures only how much the share price has moved.

• Total Return: This includes both the share price movement and any cash distributions (dividends) paid out to investors.

For RAFE, the numbers show growth in both areas:

• Year-to-Date (YTD): The price return is approximately 19.08%, while the total return is approximately 20.10%.

• One Year: The price return is approximately 23.69%, while the total return is approximately 25.77%.

• Three Year: The price return is approximately 69.81%, while the total return is approximately 79.27%.

To visualize the price change, the estimated price from roughly one year ago was $40.43. The current price is $50.00.

Income and distribution explanation

Some investors look for "income," which is cash paid out by the ETF. RAFE has a distribution yield of approximately 1.44%. This means the cash distributions are about 1.44% of the current share price. Over the last 12 months, there were 4 payouts. These distributions usually happen on a quarterly basis.

NAV erosion explanation

"NAV erosion" is a term used to describe when the value of the underlying assets in an ETF decreases significantly over time. It is important to note that a falling share price does not always mean NAV erosion is happening. For this ETF, the erosion-risk score is 100, and the label states "No price erosion detected." There is no severe erosion-risk flag for this fund.

Pros

• The ETF has shown positive price returns and total returns over the one-year and three-year periods.

• The erosion-risk measurement is rated as "good."

Cons

• The distribution yield (1.44%) is relatively low compared to some other types of income-focused funds.

• As with all ETFs, the value of your investment can change based on market movements.

Beginner takeaway

RAFE has experienced growth in both its share price and its total return over the last few years. While it provides some cash distributions, the main growth seen in the data comes from the increase in the share price itself. Always remember that past performance does not guarantee what will happen in the future.

Top Holdings

Structured portfolio holdings supplied by the ETF data provider. These figures are not generated by the AI article.

252 holdings available
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 APPLE INC AAPL 5.45%
2 MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 5.40%
3 JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 2.90%
4 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 2.67%
5 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 2.41%
6 MERCK & CO INC MRK 2.10%
7 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 1.94%
8 AT&T INC T 1.86%
9 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 1.85%
10 ABBVIE INC ABBV 1.68%
Show all 252 holdings
1. APPLE INC AAPL 5.45%
2. MICROSOFT CORP MSFT 5.40%
3. JOHNSON & JOHNSON JNJ 2.90%
4. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC UNH 2.67%
5. JPMORGAN CHASE & CO JPM 2.41%
6. MERCK & CO INC MRK 2.10%
7. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ 1.94%
8. AT&T INC T 1.86%
9. PROCTER & GAMBLE CO PG 1.85%
10. ABBVIE INC ABBV 1.68%
11. NVIDIA CORP NVDA 1.67%
12. CITIGROUP INC C 1.54%
13. ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC AMD 1.34%
14. PFIZER INC PFE 1.31%
15. QUALCOMM INC QCOM 1.24%
16. MODERNA INC MRNA 1.12%
17. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO BMY 1.11%
18. BANK OF AMERICA CORP BAC 1.09%
19. GENERAL MOTORS CO GM 1.02%
20. APPLIED MATERIALS INC AMAT 0.99%
21. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP COST 0.46%
22. DANAHER CORP DHR 0.44%
23. PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC PYPL 0.42%
24. S&P GLOBAL INC SPGI 0.42%
25. COMCAST CORP CLASS A CMCSA 0.40%
26. EBAY INC EBAY 0.38%
27. AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC ADP 0.37%
28. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CO HPE 0.37%
29. AMERICAN EXPRESS CO AXP 0.36%
30. THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC GS 0.36%
31. FEDEX CORP FDX 0.34%
32. MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC MRVL 0.34%
33. n/a JCI 0.34%
34. THE KRAFT HEINZ CO KHC 0.34%
35. COCA-COLA CO KO 0.33%
36. CRH PLC CRH 0.33%
37. KLA CORP KLAC 0.33%
38. ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A ACN 0.32%
39. PROGRESSIVE CORP PGR 0.32%
40. PROLOGIS INC PLD 0.32%
41. T-MOBILE US INC TMUS 0.32%
42. TJX COMPANIES INC TJX 0.32%
43. EXELON CORP EXC 0.31%
44. n/a CTSH 0.31%
45. NEWMONT CORP NEM 0.30%
46. BEST BUY CO INC BBY 0.29%
47. COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO CL 0.29%
48. THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC TRV 0.29%
49. ALLSTATE CORP ALL 0.28%
50. NETAPP INC NTAP 0.28%
51. STATE STREET CORP STT 0.28%
52. CUMMINS INC CMI 0.27%
53. PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC PRU 0.27%
54. AFLAC INC AFL 0.26%
55. BROADCOM INC AVGO 0.26%
56. CHUBB LTD CB 0.26%
57. SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS n/a 0.26%
58. VIATRIS INC VTRS 0.25%
59. GENERAL MILLS INC GIS 0.24%
60. TE CONNECTIVITY PLC REGISTERED SHARES TEL 0.24%
61. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC CLASS A CHTR 0.23%
62. AMERICAN TOWER CORP AMT 0.22%
63. CBRE GROUP INC CLASS A CBRE 0.22%
64. EQUINIX INC EQIX 0.22%
65. VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL VMRK 0.22%
66. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC A 0.21%
67. ARROW ELECTRONICS INC ARW 0.21%
68. BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC BAX 0.21%
69. EDISON INTERNATIONAL EIX 0.21%
70. INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC IFF 0.21%
71. MARSH MRSH 0.21%
72. STRYKER CORP SYK 0.21%
73. CORNING INC GLW 0.20%
74. ECOLAB INC ECL 0.20%
75. ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC ITW 0.20%
76. INTUIT INC INTU 0.20%
77. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP KMB 0.20%
78. n/a FIS 0.20%
79. CARDINAL HEALTH INC CAH 0.19%
80. CF INDUSTRIES HOLDINGS INC CF 0.19%
81. FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC FERG 0.19%
82. FISERV INC FISV 0.19%
83. NETFLIX INC NFLX 0.19%
84. NIKE INC CLASS B NKE 0.19%
85. THE HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC HIG 0.19%
86. THE MOSAIC CO MOS 0.19%
87. FORTINET INC FTNT 0.18%
88. KENVUE INC KVUE 0.18%
89. KEURIG DR PEPPER INC KDP 0.18%
90. ON SEMICONDUCTOR CORP ON 0.18%
91. TD SYNNEX CORP SNX 0.18%
92. UNITED RENTALS INC URI 0.18%
93. CNH INDUSTRIAL NV CNH 0.17%
94. DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC DLR 0.17%
95. n/a GEHC 0.17%
96. BIOGEN INC BIIB 0.16%
97. PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC PANW 0.16%
98. PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC PFG 0.16%
99. T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC TROW 0.16%
100. VYLOR INC VYLR 0.16%
101. W.W. GRAINGER INC GWW 0.16%
102. BALL CORP BALL 0.15%
103. NORTHERN TRUST CORP NTRS 0.15%
104. SYSCO CORP SYY 0.15%
105. WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORP WAB 0.15%
106. WEYERHAEUSER CO WY 0.15%
107. DUPONT DE NEMOURS INC DD 0.14%
108. FLEX LTD FLEX 0.14%
109. ILLUMINA INC ILMN 0.14%
110. KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC KEYS 0.14%
111. MOODYS CORP MCO 0.14%
112. ORACLE CORP ORCL 0.14%
113. PPG INDUSTRIES INC PPG 0.14%
114. SERVICENOW INC NOW 0.14%
115. STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC SWK 0.14%
116. TWILIO INC CLASS A TWLO 0.14%
117. BORGWARNER INC BWA 0.13%
118. BUNGE GLOBAL SA n/a 0.13%
119. JABIL INC JBL 0.13%
120. JONES LANG LASALLE INC JLL 0.13%
121. LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV CLASS A LYB 0.13%
122. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC CLASS A MAR 0.13%
123. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC MSI 0.13%
124. OMNICOM GROUP INC OMC 0.13%
125. SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO SHW 0.13%
126. TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC CLASS A TT 0.13%
127. WESCO INTERNATIONAL INC WCC 0.13%
128. ZOETIS INC CLASS A ZTS 0.13%
129. SOLVENTUM CORP SOLV 0.12%
130. SYNOPSYS INC SNPS 0.12%
131. TERADYNE INC TER 0.12%
132. VENTAS INC VTR 0.12%
133. AMCOR PLC n/a 0.11%
134. AVNET INC AVT 0.11%
135. BLACKROCK INC BLK 0.11%
136. CINTAS CORP CTAS 0.11%
137. CROWN CASTLE INC CCI 0.11%
138. FASTENAL CO FAST 0.11%
139. MCKESSON CORP MCK 0.11%
140. MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC MCHP 0.11%
141. PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA PKG 0.11%
142. REPUBLIC SERVICES INC RSG 0.11%
143. BOOKING HOLDINGS INC BKNG 0.10%
144. CENCORA INC COR 0.10%
145. HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC HST 0.10%
146. LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC ORDINARY SHARES LUMN 0.10%
147. MACY'S INC M 0.10%
148. STEEL DYNAMICS INC STLD 0.10%
149. WORKDAY INC CLASS A WDAY 0.10%
150. YUM BRANDS INC YUM 0.10%
151. BECTON DICKINSON & CO BDX 0.09%
152. CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC CHD 0.09%
153. CONAGRA BRANDS INC CAG 0.09%
154. DOLLAR TREE INC DLTR 0.09%
155. EXPEDIA GROUP INC EXPE 0.09%
156. GEN DIGITAL INC GEN 0.09%
157. HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC HLT 0.09%
158. KOHL'S CORP KSS 0.09%
159. LABCORP HOLDINGS INC LH 0.09%
160. LEAR CORP LEA 0.09%
161. MANPOWERGROUP INC MAN 0.09%
162. OTIS WORLDWIDE CORP ORDINARY SHARES OTIS 0.09%
163. PUBLIC STORAGE PSA 0.09%
164. ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC ROP 0.09%
165. VF CORP VFC 0.09%
166. APTIV PLC APTV 0.08%
167. AUTODESK INC ADSK 0.08%
168. DOVER CORP DOV 0.08%
169. GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC GPN 0.08%
170. JACOBS SOLUTIONS INC J 0.08%
171. PVH CORP PVH 0.08%
172. US FOODS HOLDING CORP USFD 0.08%
173. ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES INC ARE 0.07%
174. AMDOCS LTD DOX 0.07%
175. AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC AWK 0.07%
176. ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD ACGL 0.07%
177. ARISTA NETWORKS INC ANET 0.07%
178. CDW CORP CDW 0.07%
179. GAP INC GAP 0.07%
180. GENUINE PARTS CO GPC 0.07%
181. IRON MOUNTAIN INC IRM 0.07%
182. JM SMUCKER CO SJM 0.07%
183. KIMCO REALTY CORP KIM 0.07%
184. NASDAQ INC NDAQ 0.07%
185. ROBERT HALF INC RHI 0.07%
186. THE HERSHEY CO HSY 0.07%
187. TRACTOR SUPPLY CO TSCO 0.07%
188. UNUM GROUP UNM 0.07%
189. WESTERN DIGITAL CORP WDC 0.07%
190. XYLEM INC XYL 0.07%
191. AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC AKAM 0.06%
192. AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC AMP 0.06%
193. DAVITA INC DVA 0.06%
194. HUNTSMAN CORP HUN 0.06%
195. LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP LNC 0.06%
196. NEWELL BRANDS INC NWL 0.06%
197. NEWS CORP CLASS A NWSA 0.06%
198. OWENS-CORNING INC OC 0.06%
199. SKYDANCE CORP ORDINARY SHARES CLASS B SKYD 0.06%
200. STERIS PLC STE 0.06%
201. THE ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC CLASS A EL 0.06%
202. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC WM 0.06%
203. WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC WTW 0.06%
204. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC APD 0.05%
205. CARLISLE COMPANIES INC CSL 0.05%
206. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP EW 0.05%
207. FEDEX FREIGHT HOLDING CO INC FDXF 0.05%
208. GODADDY INC CLASS A GDDY 0.05%
209. ICON PLC SPONSORED ADR n/a 0.05%
210. JB HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES INC JBHT 0.05%
211. LKQ CORP LKQ 0.05%
212. MASCO CORP MAS 0.05%
213. WHIRLPOOL CORP WHR 0.05%
214. ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS INC ZBH 0.05%
215. AGCO CORP AGCO 0.04%
216. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC CDNS 0.04%
217. CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC CMG 0.04%
218. FMC CORP FMC 0.04%
219. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO GT 0.04%
220. HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES INC DOC 0.04%
221. HORMEL FOODS CORP HRL 0.04%
222. INGERSOLL RAND INC IR 0.04%
223. MCCORMICK & CO INC ORDINARY SHARES (NON VOTING) MKC 0.04%
224. MID-AMERICA APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC MAA 0.04%
225. PAYCHEX INC PAYX 0.04%
226. QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC DGX 0.04%
227. TAPESTRY INC TPR 0.04%
228. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP BSX 0.03%
229. CORTEVA INC CTVA 0.03%
230. DXC TECHNOLOGY CO REGISTERED SHS WHEN ISSUED DXC 0.03%
231. HENRY SCHEIN INC HSIC 0.03%
232. INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC ISRG 0.03%
233. RALPH LAUREN CORP CLASS A RL 0.03%
234. AMETEK INC AME 0.02%
235. CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD CCL 0.02%
236. EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC EXR 0.02%
237. FORTIVE CORP FTV 0.02%
238. INVITATION HOMES INC INVH 0.02%
239. KYNDRYL HOLDINGS INC ORDINARY SHARES KD 0.02%
240. LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-C n/a 0.02%
241. MOBILITY GLOBAL INC MBGL 0.02%
242. THE CAMPBELL'S CO CPB 0.02%
243. THOR INDUSTRIES INC THO 0.02%
244. VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC CLASS A VSNT 0.02%
245. VULCAN MATERIALS CO VMC 0.02%
246. LIBERTY GLOBAL LTD-A n/a 0.01%
247. ZOOM COMMUNICATIONS INC ZM 0.01%
248. STATE STREET UNINVESTED CASH AUD n/a 0.00%
249. STATE STREET UNINVESTED CASH CAD n/a 0.00%
250. STATE STREET UNINVESTED CASH USD n/a 0.00%
251. TPG INC CVR n/a 0.00%
252. VERSIGENT PLC n/a 0.00%
Holdings data last updated Oct 12, 2026 7:39 AM . Provider-reported weights may not sum exactly to 100%.
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